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    U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
    « on: August 23, 2009, 12:38:02 PM »
    U3 2GB SanDisk retractable drive, wont recognize.

    The orange light lights up upon plug-in but then nothing, U3 doesn't pop up, nothing.

    Its brand new(as in right out of the box), and perhaps defective?
    Have you guys had any problems with the retractable, and always seemed that design would make it more likely to fail.
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    Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
    « Reply #1 on: August 23, 2009, 12:51:25 PM »
    I have a SanDisk Cruzer Micro that retracts. Don't see how it would contribute to failure, since the entire assembly just slides back and forth within the case.


    does it show up in device manager?
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      Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
      « Reply #2 on: August 23, 2009, 01:00:14 PM »
      No icon in the task bar, nothing in Device manager(and when I checked the USB Hub properties; there was no power usage coming from any of the USB ports, and yet the drive turns on an orange LED upon plug-in)

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      Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
      « Reply #3 on: August 23, 2009, 06:23:03 PM »
      i have one of those
      it acts alittle funny
      reboot the computer then unplug and plug in a few times
      it should work
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        Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
        « Reply #4 on: August 24, 2009, 05:15:39 AM »
        Quote from: macdad- on August 23, 2009, 12:38:02 PM
        U3 2GB SanDisk retractable drive, wont recognize.

        The orange light lights up upon plug-in but then nothing, U3 doesn't pop up, nothing.

        Its brand new(as in right out of the box), and perhaps defective?
        Have you guys had any problems with the retractable, and always seemed that design would make it more likely to fail.

        yes an after a format tool I was able to get it to work again.
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          Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
          « Reply #5 on: August 24, 2009, 06:46:11 AM »
          Alright he what I have so far,
          My old Windows 2000 machine recognizes it and runs U3 without a problem(I removed U3 on this and formated the drive)

          Now here's the twist:
          My new XP machine wont recognize it even after format, yet the XP machines at my school recognize it and they're the same model as my XP machine.

          So a reboot would possibly work you say?
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          Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
          « Reply #6 on: August 24, 2009, 07:10:45 AM »
          Have you tried it in a rear port on your machine ? ?
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            Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
            « Reply #7 on: August 24, 2009, 07:56:35 AM »
            I would try that the machines at my school dont like when you use the front ones for some reason.  I ment the HP tool but that works too I suppose.
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              Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
              « Reply #8 on: August 24, 2009, 02:12:48 PM »
              Quote from: patio on August 24, 2009, 07:10:45 AM
              Have you tried it in a rear port on your machine ? ?
              Not yet
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                Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
                « Reply #9 on: August 25, 2009, 06:59:44 PM »
                Yea it works on the back ports, weird it doesn't work on the front USB ports..
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                  Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
                  « Reply #10 on: August 25, 2009, 07:07:28 PM »
                  I never did figure out why that is?  I dont think its a usb 1 or 2 thing....   ::) I dont know I suppose it may be the OS or something then possibly. ;)
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                  Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
                  « Reply #11 on: August 25, 2009, 07:23:15 PM »
                  front ports suck
                  they just never work quite right
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                    Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
                    « Reply #12 on: August 25, 2009, 07:25:31 PM »
                    Quote from: smeezekitty on August 25, 2009, 07:23:15 PM
                    front ports suck
                    they just never work quite right
                    why???? what gives you that idea whats the point here?  I never really had any issues with them u3 or not.
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                    Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
                    « Reply #13 on: August 25, 2009, 07:47:57 PM »
                    Quote from: smeezekitty on August 25, 2009, 07:23:15 PM
                    front ports suck
                    they just never work quite right

                    Source?
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                      Re: U3 SanDisk wont recognize, brand new
                      « Reply #14 on: August 25, 2009, 07:53:47 PM »
                      ah good one  :D ;) ;D
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